Trooper hospitalized after wreck

Monday

Jan 11, 1993 at 12:01 AM

A state trooper was hospitalized Sunday after he wrecked his patrol car on his way to help another officer who was chasing a suspect. Trooper J.G. Benedict was traveling on W.O. Ezell Boulevard about 1:15 a.m. Sunday when the driver of a Corvette apparently turned in front of him, said 1st Sgt. Bob Ford with the S.C. Highway Patrol office in Spartanburg. Ford said the Corvette and the trooper's car collided, then the trooper's car left the highway and struck a tree. "He (Benedict) totaled his car. He was hospitalized, but he didn't have serious injuries," Ford said. Benedict was in good condition at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Sunday night, according to a hospital spokeswoman. The driver of the Corvette was not hospitalized, Ford said. The car that the other trooper, Cpl. H.A. Douglas, was pursuing was not caught, Ford said. The driver of the Corvette was charged with driving under the influence, Ford said, but he could not provide the driver's name. The Spartanburg police department is investigating the incident, Ford said, and no report was available from the police Sunday night.WRECK Continued from page B1 See WRECK, page B2 TROOPA.CC

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